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After a Debacle, How California Became a Role Model on Measles

Emily Oster, Geoffrey Kocks

January 16, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

In 2014, Disneyland experienced a measles outbreak that was linked back to the alarmingly low vaccination rates among Californian children. Following this outbreak, California passed a law that removed two of the most commonly used vaccination exemptions: personal belief exemptions, and conditional exemptions. Two years later, most children in California attend schools that meet herd immunity standards, and the chances of another outbreak are minimal.

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What others can learn from Bonner's success in revitalizing its old mill site

David Erickson

January 16, 2018 |

Missoulian |

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Response Location: United States, Bonner, Montana

When the Stimson plywood mill closed in Bonner, Montana in 2008, the city was able to bounce back by converting the old industrial area into a business park that employees hundreds of people. As soon as the site was cleaned up, two local owners bought the property and started encouraging businesses to move in, focusing on the perks: lots of space and available warehouses. Frenchtown, a nearby city that also had a mill close in the last decade, is hoping to overcome environmental hurdles and replicate the success that Bonner has achieved.

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How UWM peer Georgia State figured out how to graduate more black students

Katherine Herzog

January 16, 2018 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

From 2010 to 2017, the number of African American students awarded bachelor's degrees at Georgia State doubled - African American students now graduate at a slightly higher rate than their white counterparts. For the change, Georgia State credits its "GPS advising" system that leverages student data to intervene as soon as students show signs of slipping (a failed quiz, a missed class) and advises students on course planning for each major. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with one of the largest graduation rate gaps between blacks and whites nationwide, is looking to replicate Georgia State's success.

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States require doctors to use prescription drug monitoring systems for patients

Christine Vestal

January 15, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

Prescription drug mointoring programs provide a doctor with information about a patient’s prescriptions and—in some states—drug-related hospitalizations and arrests. With this tool, doctors are better able to identify drug-seeking behavior and intervene with at risk patients.

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She Ran From the Cut, and Helped Thousands of Other Girls Escape, Too

Jina Moore

January 13, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Kenya, Lenkisem

Seleiman Bishagazi and the Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) are piloting a program that is on track to stop the practice of female genital mutilation. When a girl undergoes circumcision, her family receives monetary gifts from the community and the woman who performs the cutting is paid as well. This solution focuses on getting women into agriculture so that they have a steady income and don't need to rely on genital mutilation for capital.

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Giving Building Materials and Ex-Inmates a Second Chance in Baltimore

Johnny Magdaleno

January 13, 2018 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Ex-offenders who get re-entry training and job opportunities are significantly less likely to wind up back in jail. A manufacturer called Brick + Board in east Baltimore hires employees with histories of incarceration. The company helps ex-offenders while also giving construction materials a second life in new projects.

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Making history by saving it: UW groups keep indigenous languages alive

Katherine Long

January 13, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

“It’s like my tongue is tap-dancing,” is how one student described learning Lushootseed, an indigenous language. Colleges and universities are allowing students to get a credit for learning an indigenous language. A feat, that for some, is a way to relearn a lost history.

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How Tenants Use Digital Mapping to Track Bad Landlords and Gentrification

Hannah Norman

January 12, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Social justice organizations use digital cartography to tell stories about and bring awareness to unfair gentrification and landlord loopholes. By making massive data sets available and easily digestible to the public, organizations create a way for the public to play watch-dog in the affordable housing market.

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From Stopping Point to Destination

Andi Bourne

January 12, 2018 |

Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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Response Location: United States, Challis, Idaho

Challis, Idaho is a small town, where mining and ranching are the main economies - but with employment and revenue down, the town is turning to recreation to bolster the economy. A collaboration between the Great Basin Institute, the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation founded the Lombard Trail, a trail meant for recreation and ATV use that is bringing money into Challis.

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Cooperative craft breweries: a new approach to revitalizing small towns

Summer Goddard

January 12, 2018 |

Valley Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Ronan, Montana

The Ronan Cooperative Brewery arose out of ideas to jumpstart a deserted main street. Community members can buy a share of stock, which gets them one vote per person. This setup allows a sense of local ownership as well as more money being invested into the business and the community. Though the brewery still has work to do, it has 125 members and is modeling its planning off the success of another cooperative brewery in New Mexico.

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